Dheeraj Panghaal1, Chetan Kumar Jangir2 and Rakesh Kumar3*
1Department of Soil Science, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana
2NRCSS, Ajmer, Rajasthan
3Department of Agronomy, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana
Email: rakeshsheoran@hau.ac.in
Received-05.04.2021, Revised-16.04.2021, Accepted-24.04.2021
Abstract: Micronutrients play very specific role like other essential nutrient elements in the plants. Deficiency of these nutrient elements can’t be rectified by the application of other nutrient elements. There is a mining of micronutrients in upper fertile soil from agriculture fields. It is due to adoption of high yielding verities, use of micronutrient free high analysis fertilizers, less use of manures, unbalanced fertilizer use etc. Deficiency of micronutrients such as zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe) is a worldwide nutritional constraint in crop production. Many approaches have been elected to boost the Zn and Fe content in crops and ameliorate their malnutrition, including breeding, genetic engineering, and agronomic approaches. In the present review of studies it is concluded that micronutrient application through foliar treatment performers better than other application methods. Application of combined soil + foliar application of micronutrient fertilizer significantly increased the grain micronutrient content as compared to other treatments.
Keywords: Crop, Grain, Fertilizers, malnutrition, Micronutrient
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